San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-21

I:HAvE- THE :GooDs,- AND-+rHE LOWEST: prices
u. s. KILLIAN, The Leading Dry Goods Dealer
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All silent is the slogan.
All quiet along the Blanco.

All silent is the slogan.
All quiet along the Blanco.
After all the fair promises the rain gave
us the go-by.
We hear story OF wild man" having
been discovered about Wimberly.
The claymore is sheathed, save only with
respect to the editor of the FREE PRESS.
The FREE PRESS Office is prepared to
print lawyers briefs in good style, accuracy
guaranteed.
By slip of the types the date on first
page of our last issue appeared as the 24th
instead of the 14th.
We hear the entertainment at the Baptist
church on Sunday night was largely attend
cd and quite interesting.
DESPITE the drought, it will be noticed
that Mott continues to advertise. His en-
terprise should be rewarded; and then he
has what you want at low prices.
Strange to say, hay of this seasons crop
is coming in. It comes from DR.. Woods
place on the Blanco. Wonder how the
grass managed to grow without rain3
DR., Beall, b., had case of instruments
stolen from his Office few days since. 1t
was found broken open at the depot the
thief not finding it what he expected.
Look out ere long for change in the
large advertisement of j. s. Killian. he
believes in advertising, and cannot afford
to be without good one in the FREE PRESS.
"Faint and low, faint and low" sound the
KYLE and San Marcos ''booms." Where's
our own Giddy Gusher? Where's the Hays
County Times and Farmers Journal, and
the Blanco Star-Vindlcator2 And where,
oh. where is Rev. Col. Rogers ?
At roadside meeting on Sunday 1t was
resolved to reject the FREE PRESS as an
s.upclean thing" from every home in the
Kyle Times.
The "ear-marks" of the above indicate
that said meeting" must have been anoth-
er Rogers -McNaughton interview, or some
thing similar, and must therefore be taken
with some grains of allowance. The wish
was undoubtedly father to the thought
It must be obvious to every thinking per-
son that the court house grounds are not be-
ing watered anything like what they should
be. To save the newly planted trees and
make them grow right along, the grounds
s hould be fairly flooded with water as often
as once week. Thus far they have not
even had sufficient water for the grass. Our
official authorities should look to the matter.
There has been too much expended on these
grounds to allow the results to be lost In
this way.
The new Hofheinz building is progressing
although on yesterday when we
took a look at it our old friend Frank Donal-
son was the only mason at work on 1t. 1t is
of brick, with solid concrete foundation
some five feet in depth. The novelty OF
the latter Sin these parts" interested us.
of this material grow harder
as time passes and become as a solid peice
of rock. There can scarcely be doubt but
they will obviate the great trouble hereto
fore experienced here of cracking walls.
There is spacious cellar in connection with
the building, which is walled with the same
material, and has cemented floor as smooth
as solid marble. This Mr.. Fl. has contrived
an ingenious node of ventilating, so it will
be OF great value both in summer and win
ter. The entire building. exclusive of cell
lar. is 66x4O feet and is planned for three
stories. 1t will front toward the south, and
Mr.. Hofheinz stated his purpose after a
time to replace the old building with SIM
liar structure, the two occupying tine entire
length of the square. Having witnessed
the building of the old hotel we take pleas
ure in giving these notes of the new one.
San Marcos is greatly indebted to the enter
prising proprietor.
Look Out fer Burglars.
We learn that valuable gold watch and
chain were stolen last night from the resi-